Motion-picture carrier



C. F. JENKINS.

MOTION PICTURE CARRIER APPLICATION FILED APR. 14, I921.

1,409,00. Patented Mar. 7, 1922.

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EIEGTION-PICTURE To all whom it may concern:

Be itknown that T, CHARLES Fnenois Jenkins, a citizen of the UnitedStates, and resident of Washington, in the District of Columbia, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in MotiouPicture Carriers,of which the following is a speci fication, reference being had thereinto the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to carriers "for motion pictures, the picturesbeing borne upon the marginal portion of a plurality of equal superposeddisks which may be of paper. The general object of the invention is tosecure at extremely low cost a compact, convenient and durable devicefor carrying a great number of pictures in such a way that they may beconveniently displayed by devices not herein set forth.

The superposed disks usually form a thick tablet bearing pictures whichare all in the usualsequence and suitable central means are employed tobind the disks together firmly and prevent their relative rotation.

Tn the accompanying drawings, which are diagrammatic,

Figure 1 shows the broad upper face of a tablet, the picture spacesthereon being indi cated only in part.

Figure 2 shows the edges of some of the disks, which are shown as spacedapart to make clear their relative positions.

lln these views, A represents the upper disk of the series, each disk ofwhich bears near its edge 5 closely adjacent pictures 6 arranged incircular series, and all the disks are secured together by acentraltubular rivet 7. Each disk has at some distance from both its center andits margin a preferably circularaperture 8 and these apertures areprimarily in registry. All the registering "punched disks are out alonga line 9 extending from the apertures 8 to the edge 5. The disks arethen progressively offset or turned angularly in the same fdirectionthrough angles each equal to the angle at the center subtended by one ormore of the marginal picture spaces. When thus adjusted the disks arelocked against relative. rotation by a second eyelet 10 inserted at alittle distance from the center.

Tn Figure 1, the marginal portion A or the upper disk A is visible, butthe opposite marginal portion A" is placed under the marginal portion Bof the second disk B,

Specification of letters Patent.

1921. Serial No.

responds the portion A of the first disk.

will be raised, and by continuing the process all the pictures on allthe disks will be exposed in succession.

The somewhat large periphery of the aperinner end oi the rgrins of thedisks, practically nodifi'iculty t ture 8 mak s tealine 9, in raisingvery unlikely, is met in this respec The number of disks is as great asmay be desired, and they are usually printed with the pictures of l inproper sequence. When many like disks 0 each kind have beenprinted,-they are ranged in sets. adjusted. and secured together inthemanner already set forth.

The cost or a set of pictures corresponding to those usually upon a.single film or reel of the ordinary kind is relatively extremelyinsignificant, and it is quite possible to form, adjust and use thetablets by very simple tip pliances.

What I claim is.

l. fils a motion picture carrier, a practically continuous spiral madeup of the marginal portions of approximately plane superposedregistering disks fixed to eachother centrally and each bearingmarginally aseries of motion pictures.

2. in a motion picture carrier, a series of approximately planesuperposed disks bearing marginal pictures and each marginally engagingat one point the next disk below in such manner l to form with said nextdisk a practically ontinuous spiral.

3. As a motion picture carrier, a series of distinct superposed thinelastic disks all cut inwardly from their periphery and angul larlyoii'set progressively, about a common axis, with respect to thesucceeding disks respectively, and all secured against furtheroffsettingw l A series of distinct superposed disks,

bearing marginal motion pictures, centrally secured together, cutinwardly from their margins, respectively, progressively offsetangularly, and each having one margin, formed by such cutting, insertedbeneath a margin formed by the cutting of the succeeding disk.

5. A series of distinct superposed disks centrally secured together,bearing marginal 10 series pictures, each having an opening at somedistance from both center and margin and a cut extending from eachopening to the corresponding margin the cuts being angularly offsetthrough an angle at the center subtended by one or more pictures, andall the disks being secured against relative angular displacement.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aflix my signature.

CHARLES FRANCIS JENKINS.

